Personal Finance Roundup

Seven Steps to Get Out of Debt [Free Money Finance] “I’ve counseled scores of people through the years — some with tens of thousands of dollars in debt — and have seen these principles help them become debt-free.”

That Was Then, This Is Now [Wall Street Journal] “In November, we asked a panel of financial advisers for their 2010 recommendations. We caught up with them recently to see if they have changed their minds.”